LeisurelandCara vans in Bellville ,one
of theoldest caravan dealerships in
theWesternCape,celebratesadouble
anniversarythismonth. First, Kerneels
Nortjé establishedLeisureland as
acaravan dealership 35years ago,and
fiveyears laterhis so nJohanbought the
business.SoJ ohan hasbeeninc harge
forthe past 30 years.
Accord ing to Johan,the ca ravanning
in South Africa haschangedsignificantly
throughtheyears .Theyusedtohave
60-70caravans in stockandthe ca ravans
usuallycost aroundR12 000.Atrailer wasonly R450.(A Sprit eScout cost R10 995
in 1990, andtwo yearslater it jumped
to R25 000.)
Leisurelandstartedout as aWilk
agency, with Spriteadded later. Theearly
ninetiesweresurelytheindustry’s best
yearswhenyou lookats alesfigures–
Johansays theysold 200caravans the
one year!The SpriteSuperSport,the first
Spritecaravan with an island bed,was
the most popularcaravan in th enineties
andwas also oneoft he easiestcaravansto build ,saysJohan.Jurgens’sXplorer
and Exclusives were equally popular.
Today, more andmorecampersprefer
gravel roaders–and Sprite’sTourers are
particularly popular.
Contact 021 948 4425
leisureland.co .za
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22 |May2019go! Drive&Campthe lightest Sprinter’sGVM is 50kg over
the limit foraBlicense.However,ifyou
turn the Sprinterinto amotor home,South
African legislation allows youtodrive it wi th
aBlicense.Onceyour Sprinter ha sbeen
converted, yo ucan goto your near est police
station and getana ffidavit to state that you
will not useyour Sprinterasacommercial
vehicle .ThenaMercedes-Benz service ce ntre
will deactivatethe electronicspeed limit.
Thenumbers6967 mm(1)x2345 mm
(w) x2633 mm (h);3550 kg(GVM)with
amaximumpayload of1225 kg.
PriceR769308 forthe 319 CDiall-wheel
drivepanelvanandR8 15925 forthe 519
CDi with thesamebody. Theprice of the
motorhomeconversion is determinedby
your ownspecific needs.
Contact mercedes-benz.co.za/vans